Parkinson's Disease

When Bob Silver started working out at Beyond Fitness, a specialty gym in Delray Beach, he never expected to see such a turn around in his health and overall strength. Silver is battling Parkinson's disease and taking classes at the gym three times a week have improved his stamina, he said.

"Working out at Beyond Fitness has done wonders for me," said Silver, a Delray Beach resident. "I believe in exercise and I am so impressed by my instructor Colleen. She keeps things interesting. It's never the same thing twice."

Colleen Sturgess opened Beyond Fitness last September with her partner Jaron Raben. At the gym, children and adults with disabilities like...

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